What You Should Know:
- Vitalchat, a provider of AI-powered ambient solutions for in-patient virtual nursing and procedural telehealth raises $6M in Series A funding led by Green Harvest Capital Industries (GHC Industries), with participation from other investors.
- The funding will enable Vitalchat to accelerate its mission of transforming inpatient telehealth and virtual nursing by expanding its scalable, cost-effective solutions that address the growing demand for remote care
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Abridge Raises $250M to Advance AI-Powered Clinical Documentation
What You Should Know:
- Abridge, a provider of generative AI solutions for healthcare, today announced a $250M Series D funding round, bringing its total capital raised to over $425M.
- The investment, co-led by Elad Gil and IVP, comes as Abridge surpasses 100 deployments at major health systems across the United States.
Addressing Challenges in Clinical Documentation
Incomplete clinical notes are a major challenge for healthcare systems, leading to delays in billing,
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Talkdesk Enhances Healthcare Contact Centers with New Epic Integration
What You Should Know:
- Talkdesk, a global leader in AI-powered customer experience (CX) solutions, today announced new enhancements to its Talkdesk Healthcare Experience Cloud™ that further integrate its platform with EHR provider Epic.
- The latest innovation embeds Talkdesk's agent tools and call controls directly into Epic, creating a unified and streamlined experience for healthcare contact center agents.
Epic Integration Streamlines Agent Workflows and Improve Patient
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NowPatient and Lifelight Partner to Optimize Telehealth with Smartphone Blood Pressure Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- NowPatient, a global online pharmacy and telehealth service, announced a partnership with Lifelight, a pioneer in software-only blood pressure monitoring.
- The strategic collaboration integrates Lifelight's clinically validated technology into NowPatient's virtual care platform, enabling remote blood pressure measurement using just a smartphone. This innovation removes a significant barrier to telehealth adoption, allowing for the safe and effective
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Donate Life America and Epic Bring Organ Donor Registration to MyChart
What You Should Know:
- Epic, an electronic health record (EHR) provider, and Donate Life America (DLA), a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing organ, eye, and tissue donation, today announced a new collaboration to simplify organ donor registration.
- This partnership will allow patients to register their decision to be an organ donor directly through their MyChart accounts.
Addressing the Organ Shortage
The need for organ donors is critical, with
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VoiceCare AI Launches with $3.85M to Automate Healthcare Back Office with AI-Powered Voice Agent “Joy”
What You Should Know:
- VoiceCare AI, a healthcare technology company specializing in generative AI solutions emerges from stealth with a $3.85M seed funding round led by Caduceus Capital Partners, with participation from Bread and Butter Ventures.
- The funding will support the company's mission to automate back-office conversations in healthcare, freeing up administrative staff and improving operational efficiency.
AI-Powered Voice Agent "Joy" to Streamline Back-Office
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Lincata Integrates with Epic’s MyChart Bedside for Enhanced Smart Room Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- Lincata, a provider of in-room connectivity solutions for healthcare launches LincTV, a groundbreaking device that transforms standard hospital televisions into interactive patient care hubs.
- Available now in the Epic Toolbox, LincTV seamlessly integrates with Epic's MyChart Bedside, providing patients with access to a wealth of information and services directly from their hospital beds.
LincTV operates much like popular streaming devices, plugging
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Nearly Half of Healthcare Organizations Suffered a Third-Party Security Incident in Past Year
What You Should Know:
- Imprivata, a digital identity company, today released a new global research report conducted in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute. The report, titled "The State of Third-Party Access in Cybersecurity," reveals that third-party data breaches continue to pose a significant threat to organizations worldwide.
- The study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 IT security practitioners across various industries, found that 47% of organizations experienced a data
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Solera Health Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Executive Appointments
What You Should Know:
- Solera Health, a technology platform connecting individuals with personalized health solutions, today announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with four key appointments.
- The strategic move strengthens the company's commitment to innovation and growth as it continues to expand its reach and impact in the healthcare industry.
Executive Appointments
The new additions to the leadership team include:
Matthew Shilts, Chief Technology
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services
What You Should Know:
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today was sworn in as the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Oval Office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch.
- As Secretary, Kennedy will oversee a vast department with a nearly $2 trillion budget, responsible for protecting the health and well-being of all Americans.
Education and Experience
Kennedy, the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of
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